Institution data
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
Filename | 19070730_Webster_to_Benin_Bronze_and_Correction_of_Specimen_NOT_African_001.JPG |
MAA Archive Reference | Doc.511 |
Sender | William Downing Webster |
Recipient | Anatole Andreas Aloys von Hügel |
Date | 1907-07-30 00:00:00 |
Text | W.D. Webster, 36 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London (Nearly opposite the British Museum.) Dealer in Ethnological Specimens & Eastern Arms, Antiquities & Curiosities. TELEGRAMS: “ETHNICALLY, LONDON.” To Baron A von Hügel, The Museum, Cambridge 30/7/1907 Answered July 31/07 & returned the box. Dear Sir, I have sent to you on approval a small selection on approval a small selection which I thought might suit you, kindly return what you do not want as soon as possible as I have a buyer for the New Zealand, I have withdrawn the whistling stick as I have come to the conclusion that it is Chinese and not African, but for all that I have never had one before, and I will send it to you if you wish. Some time ago you said you had a friend who wanted a Benin bronze Cock. I will let him have one for £15- which is £25 less than I ever sold one for. With kind regards, I remain Yours faithfully W.D. Webster |
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